Much has been made of the Democrats’ lawfare against Trump – justifiably so. It was a historic abuse of American political power – even for Democrats. But abuse of political power is not endemic within just the Democrat Party. It has always been a danger to republican forms of government that devolve into factionalism worsened by the influence of money in deciding who runs for office and vote buying.
Presidents George Washington and David Eisenhower warned Americans of the dangers when they cautioned against “factions” (Washington) meaning the factionalism of the electorate into the Two-Party system; and the Political-Military-Industrial Complex (Eisenhower) in their farewell speeches. Eisenhower was advised against including “Political” in the label by Republicans prior to his speech so he omitted the word in his speech. But it still applies today if not more so.
The myopic media on the Right asks rhetorically “why a man with so much wealth would voluntarily submit himself to such persistent punishment when he could easily turn his back on politics?”.
They all ascribe it to patriotism.
But there is another explanation for Trump and the Robber Barons who vied to be the richest men in the world.
A psycho-sexual craving for wealth – all of it.
In Trump’s case, it looks like masochistic martyr syndrome.
Money is their opiate
There is no greater “high” for a “MAGA-lomaniac” than being the guy in charge of the wealthiest nation on earth.
Not only for the euphoria of power but for the “deal” making adulation of a fawning public. that can enhance his wealth after leaving office – like congressmen and generals do.
There is evidence this is why Trump “seems to have aligned with many of the Kremlin‘s views – not just on Ukraine and its president Volodymyr Zelensky, but also on Europe’s future security order.” – (Foreign Policy Magazine, Daniel Fried, Ulrich Speck, Agathe Demarais, Nathalie Tocci, Garvin Walshe, C. Raja Mohan, Jo Inge Bekkevold, Mick Ryan, Keir Giles and Stefan Theil.)
There are two kinds of men who are rich. 1. Those compensating for deep-rooted insecurities of their own manhood; and, 2. those men who become wealthy as a consequence of their genius. With these men it’s not about money it’s about the satisfaction of seeing their creativity bear fruit.
Trump and J.P. Morgan are the former.
Musk and Thomas A. Edison are the latter.
It was JP’s greed and ostentatious bullying that led to the Johnstown, Pa. Flood disaster killing thousands, the financial destitution of thousands of independent oilmen, bankers and tens of thousands of small investors’ life savings.
One of the indicators differentiating the two is the ostentatious public displays of wealth – Trump Towers (a “great and spacious building”).
Another indicator is germophobia and other obsessive-compulsive disorders.
Then there are the truly altruistic wealthy – in character, even nobility – such as the Curies and Dr. Jonas Salk who, refusing to patent their discoveries making them the richest people in the world, instead made them public domain for the benefit of humanity.
Fauci could learn something from them.
Trump appears to display deep “humanitarianism” by saying he “wants the killing to stop” and he’s “tired of seeing dead men.” His public repetition of his weak stomach for conflict is pre-orgasmic encouragement to Putin and Xi.
From the live videos it appears the Ukrainians are killing a LOT of Russians and North Koreans.
ITS OBVIOUS the Russians are not nearly as good fighters nor as well commanded as the Ukrainians. It was obvious the Russian military invaded Ukraine reluctantly from the slow, “mechanical problem infection” affecting the convoys entering Ukraine. Kind of like cops’ “blue flue.” The only advantage the Russian military has over Ukraine is numbers.
Our own history proves that is never the deciding factor.
That’s why Ukraine winning is only a matter of obtaining the required logistical and intelligence support in a timely manner and of sufficient quantity.
Contrary to the FAKE NEWS disseminated by Trump, his appointees, and the fawning media, UKRAINE CAN WIN. The Ukrainian people hate the Russians. Ukraine has the moral high ground and the perceived legitimacy of the population. They fight for a cause – “their lives, fortunes and sacred honor.”
The defeatist theme by the Trump administration is unprecedented in the diplomatic history of the United States – except perhaps during the Carter Administration.
That is why Zelensky correctly identified Trump as being “caught in a web of Russian disinformation.” The Russians’ first priority in any propaganda campaign is to instill in their enemy the idea that “resistance is futile.”
The Russians study Sun Tsu too.
So when Trump tries to appear “humanitarian “ he’s really tired of seeing future Russian customers dying en masse before they can spend their paychecks at his future resort hotel “Trump Tower Moscow.”
Trump’s abhorrence at seeing war casualties is a serious weakness for a man with his finger on the nuclear trigger. His queasiness at bloodshed convinces our enemies of his avoidance to carry out his threats – a la’ the feckless “all Hell will break loose.”
Trump’s repeated desires to “stop the killing” is perceived by communists like Putin and Xi as weakness. Communists only respect strength.
Putin memo to Xi: “We GOT this!”
Not wanting future customers to die may be a slight exaggeration – but it is not an exaggeration that prior to his first term in office Trump curried favor with Putin to an alarming degree in hopes of building one of his “great and spacious buildings” in Moscow.
It goes without saying that anyone who believes every problem can be solved with enough money can be bought – or seduced – for the right price themselves.
Trump will impose financial sanctions against Iran for – as known for several years– they are “within weeks” of having nuclear weapons but he conveniently not only does not impose the same sanctions on Russia – who does have nuclear weapons and has threatened to use them – while invading an independent nation, murdering innocent men, women and children, and indiscriminately bombs hospitals, schools.
Why?
See below excerpts from 33 sources regarding Trump’s financial incest with Putin:
“After lying to Congress about the Trump Tower- Moscow plan in November 2018, Michael Cohen testified before a congressional committee in February 2019 that Donald Trump, Jr. and Ivanka Trump were regularly briefed about a proposed Trump Tower in Moscow. Trump told Congress he was “only peripherally aware of it.”
Perhaps Joe Biden took his cue from Trump when Joe said he “never discussed his sons’ business dealings?
“Donald Trump is reported as having first envisaged a Trump building in Moscow during a visit to Moscow in 1987… . Trump wrote in his book The Art of the Deal that he had talked with Yuri Dobinin about “building a large, luxury hotel, across the street from the Kremlin, in partnership with the Soviet government.”
Bragging about being partners with communists? This country is upside down – and totally deluded by Russian gaslighting.
“After holding the Miss Universe pageant in Russia in 2013, Trump tweeted “TRUMP TOWER-MOSCOW is next.”
“A New York architect completed plans for a b[g?]old-glass obelisk 100 stories high by September 2015, with the Trump logo on multiple sides. The planned Trump Tower would have been the tallest skyscraper in Europe.”
[In ancient Egyptian culture, obelisks symbolized the sun god Ra, a link between heaven and earth, and the power and immortality of the pharaohs. They were often erected near temples and in pairs to honor gods and kings.” – wikipedia
So was the tower of Babel – and “great was the fall thereof.”
“Trump associate Felix Sater emails Trump lawyer Michael Cohen “Michael, I arranged for Ivanka to sit in Putin’s private chair at his desk and office in the Kremlin. Our boy [Trump version of “the Big Guy”?] can become president of the USA and we can engineer it. I will get all of Putin’s team to buy in on this“. Sater also tells Cohen that the Kremlin’s VTB Bank is ready to finance a Trump Tower project in Moscow.
So much ruckus has been raised about Tick Tock being sponsored by the “Chinese Communist Party” but not a word about Trump’s “partnership with the Russian government.
“In 2005, the Trump Organization signed a one-year contract for a construction project in Moscow with the Bayrock Group real estate firm. One of the firm’s principals was Felix Sater, a Russian-born businessman with mob connections.”
Gee, “Bayrock Group.” “Burisma.” Que difference? As they say in France.
“Trump launched his presidential campaign in June 2015. Sources report Trump signed a letter of intent to develop the building, provisionally named Trump World Tower Moscow in October 2015. Throughout the primary and general election campaigns, he consistently praised Russia and President Putin, while repeatedly making public statements he had no business dealings with Russia.
Normally such a close personal and financial relationship with a communist country would have prevented John Q. Citizen from acquiring a Top Secret security clearance – whether it came to fruition or not (at least not yet).
Maybe if Trump can con U.S. corporations into developing Ukraine’s strategic minerals for Putin’s use, Trump Tower – Moscow will be the tallest skyscraper in Europe.
Trump trading Ukraine for the tallest skyscraper in Europe – and 3-5% of the c0ncessions.
What a “Deal.”
And the myopic, counterfeit-conservative media will ignore Trump’s monstrous conflict of interest the same way the Left ignored Biden’s dementia. Fox News, Newsmax and all their grotesquely over-paid talking heads are as fact-avoidant in fear of losing access (and credibility) as they were voracious toward the Left’s fake news.
Political hypocrisy knows no bounds. (see: The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America by David A. Stockman, 2013)
“Long live the King.” – Donald J. Trump, Jr.
“Ye shall not dwell in tombs made by the dead for the living.” – Kahlil Gibran, Houses, IX
See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Tower_Moscow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United States_elections
